Scholera
@Scholera (56)
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England • Age 66
Joined myLot 13 years ago
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
25 Nov 15
I just took some paracetamol to shift a bit of a headache that was coming on. I'm not a regular pill-popper, but I do like to keep a well stocked medicine chest to relieve those minor emergencies when they occur, from antacids for...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
25 Nov 15
I was in the waiting room of my local health centre earlier, and I saw a poster reminding patients that antibiotics are an utterly ineffective treatment for colds and flu. Put simply, the common cold and influenza are viral...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
24 Nov 15
In his book Nineteen Eighty-four, George Orwell introduced a new word to the English lanuguage: Doublethink. This is described as the ability to hold two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accept both of...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
23 Nov 15
I borrowed a friend's metal detector and took it to the local beach on a relic hunting trip. I pictured myself in the local newspaper after unearthing a hoard of Roman coins, but it was not to be. I think the detector had a fault...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
22 Nov 15
I went into town earlier to buy one of those halogen heaters - you know the sort of thing; an oscilating glowing tower with adjustable heat settings. When I got to the shop, there was only one heater left, and the box it was in...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
21 Nov 15
Now that Bubblews is defunct, and all of my posts have apparently disappeared from the face of the earth, am I free to re-post stuff from there on other sites?
I'm talking about plagiarism checkers here. I cannot access my...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
21 Nov 15
Towards the back end of the summer, my girlfriend and I drove out to a nearby village for a walk along the clifftop. On our way, we crossed a small bridge that spans a narrow inlet. I happened to glance to my left, and I was...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
20 Nov 15
Back in my youth, many of my TV and movie heroes smoked. Jack Regan and George Carter would puff their way through a whole packet of Embassy Regal in each episode of The Sweeney, and guests on the Parkinson Show would pass the...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
20 Nov 15
It was late when I got home. I had a light sandwich and a cup of decaf tea, and I went to bed at about 1.00 am. After reading a page or two of my book, I was out as quickly as my bedside lamp.
At 4.27 am I woke up. I tossed and...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
19 Nov 15
My partner and I recently had our lives enriched when we acquired a kitten, who goes by the name of Harry Ramone. He is a very loving cat, and his feline frolics are a never-ending source of amusement. But running alongside the...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
17 Nov 15
My line of work sees me trudge homeward late at night or in the early hours of the morning. When I arrive home, I perform a ritual that those of you who work, or have worked similar late shifts might be familiar with: No matter...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
17 Nov 15
Over the past few weeks, I have been umming-and-ahhing over whether to keep my car, or bust myself down to the rank of pedestrian. We only really use the car for shopping trips, and the occasional visit or jaunt.
Unfortunately,...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
16 Nov 15
If you are a fan of TV shows such as The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent (I'm not), and seemingly any other show that has an elimination process, you will have to go through the now obligotary tension pause (sometimes...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
12 Nov 15
British supermarket giant Asda has announced that they will not be hosting a Black Friday event this year. This is good news to me.
In recent years, UK shoppers have tried to emulate their American cousins, following the...
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Scholera
@Scholera (56)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
23 Nov 12
For some people I know, Christmas is all about the presents, the dinner and the booze. And for many children, it's all about the guy in the sleigh, not the dude in the manger. I'm not a Christian by any stretch of the imagination,...
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